UN-Water Task Force on Capacity Development for Operators

GWOPA took the initiative in August 2012 to lead the formation of the UN-Water Task Force on Capacity Development for Water Operators (TF-CDWO) under the umbrella of the UN-Water Thematic Priority Area on Drinking Water and Sanitation.

The objective of the Task Force was to strengthen the coordination of UN-Water’s efforts to develop capacity at the water operator level by capitalizing on the work of UN-Water Members and Partners in support of public utilities responsible for water supply and sanitation services.

In 2014, GWOPA gathered and surveyed capacity development resources for water operators in collaboration with UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) and its results were assessed by capacity development experts, water operators, and members of the Task Force at the “Assessment Workshop on Capacity Development Resources for Water and Sanitation Operators” in June in Delft, the Netherlands. The resources have contributed to the further building of a resources database hosted on GWOPA’s website and the results and recommendations of the workshop are being taken on board in the redesign of the site’s functionality.

In addition to the resources, in collaboration with BEWOP, the Task Force initiated the development of a ‘Training-of-Mentors’ kit that will become available in 2015.